Jan. 9, 2026

FUTURETECH Featuring Delicate Productions - The Art of Event Perfection

FUTURETECH Featuring Delicate Productions - The Art of Event Perfection
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This episode spotlights Delicate Productions, a standout in the live events world. Chris and Lacy dig into their full-service approach, expert lighting, audio, and video capabilities, and what makes them the go-to for top-tier clients.

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All right, welcome back everyone
to another episode of Future

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Tech with Geezers of Gear.
Chris here.

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And with me, as always, is
Lacey.

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Today we're shining the
spotlight on Delicate

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productions, a name you can't
really avoid if you're talking

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about, you know, truly legendary
live events.

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Yeah, hey all.
I actually just love the tagline

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on their website.
The only way to get it right is

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to get it just right.
I mean, that tells you

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everything, right?
They're obsessed with details

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and delicate started with a
bunch of concert touring vets

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back in 1980, right?
It's wild.

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So much of the industry was
still being invented back then.

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They just built it up from
nothing and now they're kind of

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the standard when you talk about
full service.

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Production, absolutely.
Their evolution's been wild to

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watch.
Unlike a lot of production

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companies who just rent gear,
Delicate's grown to do basically

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everything, lighting, audio,
video, and somehow managed to

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keep that original, almost punk
passion for getting every single

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detail just right.
Speaking of someone who loves a

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bit of organized chaos on a
crew, Delicate have this fiery

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service style you won't find
anywhere else.

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You know you can tell when a
team lives and breathes the job.

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And it's not just about ticking
boxes.

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If you talk to folks who've
worked with them or even see

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photos from their events, you
get a real sense of pride and

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like, artistic care.
I feel like that's been a theme

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in some of our past episodes.
Gem and I had that same kind of

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attitude really.
Definitely that culture of pride

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and precision, and actually that
gives us a perfect jumping off

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point for the next bit, because
where Delicate really flips the

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switch is with their creative
tech.

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Want to dig into what puts that
Wow into their events?

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Oh, absolutely.
I mean, it's kind of wild.

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They really flip the Wow switch,
as they say, their lighting team

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just transforms a space.
It's not just about brightness

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or number of fixtures.
It's that they work with some of

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the smartest minds in lighting
and they're always using the

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newest, craziest gear.
They've got a reputation for

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recruiting the industry's top
minds and then arming them with,

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well, I wouldn't be surprised if
it was the shiniest, most

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advanced kit you can blag from a
distributor.

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And their video setups are next
level too.

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I always say, and this isn't
exaggeration, they can take the

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most corporate beige event and
suddenly you feel like you're in

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a movie.
Delicates got that ability to

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give your show a cinematic edge.
That's the delicate way.

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The goal isn't just to set up
APA or flash a few fixtures.

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It's to get people buzzing, to
create those moments that stick.

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It all pulls together, lighting,
audio, video, never one at the

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expense of the other.
And it makes even the wildest

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venues or oddball events come
alive.

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Exactly.
And Speaking of unforgettable,

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maybe now's a good time to dig
into who actually gets to

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experience these shows because
delicates client list, it's

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epic.
Yeah, So Delicate doesn't just

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serve the usual suspects.
They do production for concerts,

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festivals, sports events, award
shows, touring, you name it.

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It's like if you want a big deal
event and want it to run right,

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these are the people you call.
We're talking everybody from pop

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tours to corporate galas.
Their reputation is legit, but

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it's also kind of exclusive.
Not just anyone calls up

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Delicate, you know.
Spot on, and what I find really

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cool is the gallery of their
past events.

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When perfection is achieved,
pictures are taken, that's their

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line and you scroll through and
it's just hit after hit.

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You see huge gigs but also some
real surprises.

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Stadium sports one week, then a
very posh gala the next.

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The thread that holds it all
together really is the culture.

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Delicate's crew buy into this
standard of excellence.

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They do whatever it takes, and
the result is consistently

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unforgettable events.
I feel like it's the service

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culture that sets them apart
honestly.

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It's not just about gear or
staff, it's that you can feel

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the pride in every detail.
Like if something's even a

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little bit off, they notice and
fix it before anyone else even

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sees.
And I think their longevity, 40

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plus years of crushing it, it
all goes back to that attitude.

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Yeah, 45 years and counting.
I mean legend status.

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Seriously.
So when you're planning

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something truly epic, you want
delicate in the room.

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Because perfection's not a one
time act for them, it's a habit.

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That's why in all honesty,
they're the go to for people who

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need things.
Absolutely spot on every time.

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All right, I think that's the
perfect note to wrap this one up

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on.
Delicate shows us what happens

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when you match passion,
precision, and a wild love of

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live events.
Chris, always a blast.

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And thanks to everyone for
joining us.

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Lots more future tech and gear
talk coming your way soon.

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Thanks Laci.
Cheers to all our listeners.

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Catch you on the next episode.
Don't forget nobody does it like

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Delicate.
Bye for now.